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Elected with 49.9% of the vote. 52% in 1990. 55% in '96. won a big one in '02 with 65%. he almost lost in '08. his poll numbers in that state are not very good. this is a genuinely vulnerable guy in a conservative state. >> this is an unlikable guy. all the numbers show. in fact, the beginning of this year he was something like 55% in kentucky disapproved compared to 37% approved. there is irony here. a guy who first got elected in a very negative campaign against an incumbent senator. he has been a very negative minority leader in the senate. a guy who said his first goal was to make sure tha...

The senate floor. >> we need mixtures and variety. >> reporter: a multi-racial mosaic that is already here. >> that was nbc's tom costello. the population of u.s. children under five is almost already majority, minority. so that means the class entering kinder garden this fall is 49.9% minority. that does it for this edition of news nation. thanks for joining us. the cycle is up next. y card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate, ever. because she's got other things to stress about. ♪ go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. ♪ in parks across the country, families are coming together t...

Majority leader harry reid is confident america will not hit the debt ceiling. >> we're not going to be held subject to something that was done as a matter of fact in all previous administrations. it has to be raised, we'll raise it. >> alisyn: if congress raises the debt ceiling another $2.4 trillion, that would bring the legal limit on the government's debt to $18.79 trillion. the election was called tuesday night. but it's friday. we still don't know who won florida's 29 electoral votes. workers are still counting thousands of absentee ballots in miami-dade county. more than 31,000 ballot...

>> right away? >> 11:15. i saw the handwriting on the wall for a couple hours. at 11:15, the race was, in my view, finished. >> speaker also said he's confident congress will reach a deal with the president on comprehensive immigration reform. that's a nod to the demographic thrashing mitt romney took on tuesday night among latinos. well, not that it matters now, but today we should get official word on which candidate won florida. although the romney campaign has pretty much thrown in the towel there. nbc confirms team romney will not contest the results in the sunshine state regardless of ...

Terror attack. some of the suspects in the attack are part of an egyptian terrorist group. the jamal network is made of extremist group. election was called tuesday night and here it is friday, we still don't know who won florida. workers are still counting the ballots. 31,000 ballots were tallied. and yesterday afternoon, president obama had 49.9 percent. and mitt romney it 49.percent. results are due by noon tomorrow. >> we know all about michele obama's war on junk food but apparently her husband didn't get the memo. washington group called on president obama to stop eating fatty foods in p...